More Bad Press for Klout

The backlash against San Francisco social media influence arbiter Klout.com continues. Everything was hunky-dory by the Bay until the company dared to tighten up their previously rather liberal Twitter ranking algorithms.

TechCrunch blogger Alexia Tsotis‘ early riposte “Nobody Gives a Damn About Your Klout Score,” though not quite true, was nonetheless hilarious. As a fan of “smart but dumb” products, she suggested that Klout CEO Joe Fernandez was in line to become a 21st century version of P.T.

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